Tag: Sustainable Jersey
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South River garden project is first on converted Blue Acres property
SOUTH RIVER–The transformation of a plot of Blue Acres property into a vegetable and flower bed will result in the borough’s first community garden that is scheduled to open in May. “South River sustained a lot of damage from superstorm Sandy, damages which continue to leave their mark even today,” said Denise Batista, Friends of…
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South River receives $10,000 grant to build charging station
SOUTH RIVER–Sustainable Jersey has awarded the borough a $10,000 grant to fund the installment of an electric vehicle charging station. Borough Administrator Jack Layne Jr. said that the station supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles. The borough will procure a dual Electric Vehicle Charging Station, meaning that it basically will be a…
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South River receives funding for electric vehicle charging station
SOUTH RIVER – The borough has received a $10,000 grant to assist with is electric vehicle charging station. One of the Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund for 2018 will benefit the station that will be installed at the municipal parking lot that adjacent to the South River Downtown area near Main…
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Woodbridge receives funding to study idling police cars
WOODBRIDGE – The township has received a $10,000 grant to assist with an idle reduction study for idling police vehicles. One of the Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund for 2018 will implement a study to reduce the idling emissions and fuel usage of police cars that monitor road construction projects, according…
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Sustainable Jersey upgrades Monroe to silver level
MONROE – Monroe has passed the rigorous requirements needed to qualify for Sustainable Jersey’s silver certification. “This speaks volumes about the environmentally sound and eco-friendly measures that our community has taken,” Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro said in a prepared statement regarding the designation bestowed upon the town during the 2017 luncheon in Atlantic City on…
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Task force will evaluate ways to make South River streets safer
SOUTH RIVER The Borough Council has approved the establishment of a Task Force for Safe Streets committee. “The purpose of our Task Force for Safe Streets is to assist with our certification of Sustainable Jersey. Currently, Sustainable Jersey requires a policy or program within the borough to first audit our streets and give recommendations and/or…
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Grants will fund new pavilion, green team exposure
Sustainable Jersey announced that 31 New Jersey municipalities will receive a Sustainable Jersey small grant funded by the PSEG Foundation. Five $20,000 grants, six $10,000 grants and 20 $2,000 grants were distributed to fund a variety of projects. Locally, Middletown will receive $20,000 to construct a new pavilion at Poricy Park with a LiveRoof modular…
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South River Green Team debuts on Earth Day
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER– Aiming to create a more sustainable and greener community for residents, the South River Green Team held its first meeting on Earth Day, April 22. The Green Team was formed as a permanent advisory committee to the borough to encourage sustainable practices and become environmentally friendly within the…